The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith, Title page – Errata
The accompt rekenynge and confeſſion of the faith of Huldrif Zwinglius byſhop of Zuryk the chief towne of Heluetia, ſent vntounto Charles the fyfte nowe Emperoure of Rome, holdynge a counſel wyth the mooſt noble Princes, Eſtates and learned men of Germany aſſembled together at Auſburgh. 1530. in the monethmonth of Iuly.
Math. 11. Come vntounto me all ye that labour and are laden, and I wyll refreſh you.
3. Eſdr. 3. Aboue all thynges truth hath the victorye.
Auguſtyne. Truthe maye be oppreſt for a tyme but it can not be ouercome.
Tranſlated out of latyn by Thomas Cotſforde. And imprinted at Geneua. In April. 1555.
The contentes of thys hole boke.
¶Of the vnitie & Trinitie of God, and of Chriſte the ſonne of God, and the ſonne of man. pag. 3.
¶Of two Natures in one perſone, and that the diſtincte properties and operations of the two natures in Chriſte diuide not the perſone. 4.
¶The weaknes of mans Frewyl, and of Goddes gracious prouidence. pag. 8.
¶Of mans creacion and of Goddes goodneſſe, mercy and ryghteouſnes. pag. 9
¶Of Chriſtes incarnacion pag. 10
¶The only medicin of the ſicke ſoule pag. 11
¶Chriſt is the only waye to reconciliacion and true felicitie, & that iuſtificacion of workes, merites prayers and interceſſion of ſaintes are confuted, and of the condicion of Goddes eleccion pag. 12
¶Of original ſynn. pag. 13. 14
¶Synne is the cauſe of mans myſerye. pag. 15
¶The ſtate of bondage ſpryngethth of the faulte. pag. 17
¶It is raſſhnes to condempne infantes dyeng wythout baptyme of water. pag. 18
¶Infantes of Chriſtianes by the promyſe made vntounto theyr parentes are membres of the churche pag. 19. 20.
¶Of the churche of the Electe. pag. 21
¶The felicitie of fayth is to be perſuaded that he is the inheritoure of eternall lyfe pag. 22
¶Of the vniuerſal and ſenſible Churche pag. 23
¶Euel as wel as good are conteyned in it pag. 24
¶The Chriſten fathers, mothers, Godfathers and godmothers & the Churche it ſelfe acknowlege theyr infantes to be membres of it pag. 26
¶Sacramentes gyue not grace pag. 28
¶By Sacramentes we witneſſe to the churche, that we hauehave receyued the grace of God. pag. 31
¶What a Sacrament is, and that Sacramētes repreſent the agrement done by the ſpirite. pag. 33
¶Of the holy Supper of ye Lorde pag. 35
¶Chriſtes body occupieth place pag. 41
¶The only ſpirite gyueth ſpiritual thynges pag. 43
¶Thre argumentes againſt the bodely preſence of Chriſtes natural bodye in the Supper pag. 45. 46.
¶The olde wryters ſpake ſacramē tally when they reaſoned of the frute of eatynge Chriſtes bodye in the Supper. pag. 49.
¶Of Ceremonies, and that ymages ought to be taken awaye yf there be any peryl of worſhippynge them. pag. 51.
¶Of Monſtrouſe mytred byſhoppes. pag. 53
¶Of the office of ye Magiſtrate pag. 54
¶Of the Popes Purgatory pag. 55
¶Of Hell. pag. 56
¶The frutes of true doctrine. pag. 61
¶The frutes of mennes tradiciōs. pag. 62.
¶An Epiſtle declaryng the confeſſion of ſynnes pag. 65
¶Of a general confeſſion of ſynnes. pag. 67
¶Confeſſion of ſynnes vntounto God only pag. 69
¶Confeſſion of ſynnes before men pag. 72
¶Priuate confeſſion of ſynnes is nedeful to many for knowlege, counſel and comforte pag. 74
¶Howe it is nedeful for knowlege pag. 74. 75.
¶Howe it is nedeful for coūſel pag. 76
¶Howe a ſynner ſhal recouer goddes fauour. pag. 80
¶Nyne preſeruatiues from whordom pag. 81. 82.
¶Priuate confeſſion is nedeful for comforte pag. 82
¶To whome chefly one ought to cō feſſe hys ſynnes pag. 86
¶What is true abſolucion of ſynnes pag. 86
¶Of confeſſion of recōciliacion pag. 87.
¶An open confeſſion to the churche pag. 89
¶Abuſes of eare confeſſion. pag. 90 91. 62. 93
¶The erroure of the Nouacions & Anabaptiſtes pag. 96
¶Thre ſortes of ſynnes, one is called ſynne, an other blaſphemye, the thyrd, blaſphemye agaynſte the ſpirite or ſynne agaynſt the holy ghoſt. pag. 110
¶What is Synne. pag. 111
¶What is blaſphemye pag. 111. 112. 113
¶What is the ſynne agaynſt the holye ghoſt. pag. 114.
¶Daniels prayer in Metre. pag. 116
Fautes eſcaped.
¶Gentle reader before thou reade it ouer wyth thy penne mende the fautes eſcaped, begynnynge with the cyphers on the toppe of the pages. thus:
¶Next after the page. 91. mēde the cyphers of thre pages immediatly folowyng thus: 92. 93. 94. and ſo folowyng from 95. vntounto the ende of the boke.
Page. 29. lyne. 13. reade brought
Page. 39. lyne. 5. reade after
Page. 51. in the margin, read it thus Images oughte to be taken awaye yf ther. &c.
Page. 57. the fyrſt worde of the firſt lyne reade: beleue.
Page. 77. lyne. 26, read publicanes
Page. 80. laſt lyne ſcrape out ye firſt worde (he)
Page. 81. lyne. 14. read: auoyde.
Page. 91. lyne. 13. reade: for they thynke
Page. 97. lyne. 22. read: of the wycked